
Kerry Weber
Executive Editor at America Magazine
Editing, writing, mercying w/ @americamag. Author of #MercyInTheCity: https://t.co/NU5L768Gwu
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2 weeks ago |
americamagazine.org | Kerry Weber
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifth Week of EasterFind today’s readings here. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit,and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. The rose bush in front of my house became wildly overgrown a few years back. In the hopes of preserving the plant’s integrity and avoiding being attacked by its unwieldy thorns every time I walked by, I researched the perfect time to prune it: early spring, before there is much new growth.
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1 month ago |
americamagazine.org | Kerry Weber
Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsPope Francis touches a child’s cheek in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Dec. 15, 2016. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)My children believe I was friends with Pope Francis. I have attempted to dissuade them from this, noting that I have met him only once, for a few hours while participating in an interview for America. “But you are laughing with him in that picture,” my 6-year-old daughter argues.
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1 month ago |
americamagazine.org | Kerry Weber
A Reflection for Monday in the Octave of EasterFind today’s readings here. And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them. It seems counterintuitive, but when something good happens in our lives, we may sometimes feel a combination of both joy and fear. We may be grateful but also wonder: Am I worthy of this? What happens next? Especially if the news marks a big life change—perhaps a birth or an engagement, a promotion or a move—sharing that news can make it feel more real.
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2 months ago |
americamagazine.org | Kerry Weber
Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsA Reflection for Friday of the Second Week of LentFind today’s readings here. The Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit. With one terrible act of violence after another, the story in today’s Gospel makes me uncomfortable each time I hear it. Why would the tenants destroy lives to satisfy their own greed?
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Feb 14, 2025 |
americamagazine.org | Kerry Weber
Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsA Reflection for Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary TimeFind the readings here. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? In honor of World Marriage Day on Sunday, Feb. 9, our pastor read an excerpt from the “Exhortation Before Marriage” from the 1962 Roman Ritual at Mass.
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RT @JamesMartinSJ: Dear friends: Today is the pub date for "Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus's Greatest Miracle" from @HarperOneBooks. I ho…

An amazing book from an amazing person. Read an excerpt here: https://t.co/Vrz5uSb5DK

Dear friends: I'm so happy to share this first clip from the audio version of "Come Forth," which outlines the main theme of the book: How God offers us freedom and new life. Pub date (also print and e-book) @HarperOneBooks 9/5: https://t.co/GBZ29c3bwz https://t.co/HlCTf5S2E0

RT @americamag: Letting the Gospel sink in: Lessons from my 5-year-old https://t.co/NudUwu5ADi